Thomas Connor

This article refers to Gent's repairman. For other uses, see Thomas (disambiguation).

"I keep telling these people, if Mister Joey Drew keeps cutting corners like this, someone's sure to end up falling to their death. And it sure ain't gonna be me." — Thomas Connor's "Cutting Corners" audio log.

Thomas Connor is a gruff-voiced repairman at Gent and Joey Drew Studios, and the husband of Allison Pendle. A worker tasked with making sure the endless piping of the Ink Machine stays in top form, he becomes frustrated with how unstable the system is as time goes on.

History

Early life

At some point, Thomas Connor joins the Gent Corporation as a repairman. After the company partnered with Joey Drew Studios, he designed the Ink Machine upon the studio's commission.

Working at the studio

Contributing with the studio, Thomas faces some a lot of issues. First, he complains about the endless floods of ink contaminating the structure of Joey Drew Studios, remarking that the pipes simply can't hold the volume. He also thinks that the Ink Machine, and all the things that have happened because of it, just does not seem natural. He declares that he will no longer do any more repair work for Joey.

Thomas has his own interpretation of Wally Franks' work ethic, believing him to be a loose cannon, given that he did not agree to the Gent Corporation-Joey Drew Studios partnership, to begin with, he could be a potential liability to the Ink Machine project. Later on, Thomas tried to explain to Wally Franks what to do when the ink pressure reaches 45, seemingly impatient and frustrated about both the confusion and Wally's misunderstanding about what to do in relation to the ink pressure. In the end, Wally then aggravatingly declares if he has to do his own work as well as Thomas', he will leave.

Thomas aggravates that the studio's elevators are yet more devices that keep breaking down. He assumes that it is because Joey was ignoring the safety of using the elevator that someone will fall to their death if not changed. He remarks that he would not be that "someone" and will, therefore, take the stairs.

Office report and the Ink Demon's birth

Thomas makes a progress report to the Gent home office, stating that their client's expectations keep changing, despite making progress with the Ink Machine's ability to create realistic cartoon characters. He then states that the machine is now teetering on "the edge of magic" compared to proper engineering, though Joey is convinced that magic and engineering are one and the same. He then reports that progress with the film reels being used by the Ink Machine to create the characters is so far going well, and they had several near-successes. Thomas reveals that the first creation of the Ink Machine was, in fact, a failed attempt to create a real-life version of Bendy, and no one at Gent has ever attempted a second try.

Later on, Thomas was told by Joey to lock the Ink Demon up in order to prevent him from getting publicly seen, due to the creature's appearance and behavior.

Joey Drew Studios close to closure

As Joey Drew Studios gets close to bankruptcy, Thomas realizes this as people are packing things up and tool are going missing because of the chaos. During this, he tries to keep the Ink Machine safe as Gent continues their research, with Alan Gray also acknowledging Joey Drew Studios' inevitable closure.

Aftermath

At some point, Thomas and Allison are married. Following their wedding, Allison mentioned in her letter to Joey Drew that "an opportunistic thief" stole one of Thomas's inventions, much to his anger.

Characteristics

Physical appearance

While not physically seen, Thomas is a Caucasian male.

Personality

A master at his craft, Thomas is a disgruntled, ill-tempered, no-nonsense repairman with trust issues. In his audio recordings, his tone suggests that he is fed up about struggling against the workings of the Ink Machine for quite a long time, eventually declaring that he refuses to do anything more about it. Despite his volatile disposition, he is shown to be a hard worker and a careful observer, as revealed in his report-of-sorts to the Gent Corporation's as-of-yet unseen flagship headquarters. In terms of social skills, he had hardly a kind word for anyone, except for his superiors at Gent.

Despite his normally serious, ill-tempered demeanor, deep inside, he is despondent, brooding, and nervous. He also seems to lack a sense of kindness to Wally Franks.

Documents

Audio logs

• "Dirty Job" - Found in Chapter 1: Moving Pictures of Bendy and the Ink Machine.
• "The Creators" - Found in Chapter 3: Rise and Fall of Bendy and the Ink Machine.
• "Cutting Corners" - Found in Chapter 3: Rise and Fall of Bendy and the Ink Machine.
• "Progress Report" - Found in Chapter 5: The Last Reel of Bendy and the Ink Machine.
• "One Loose Bolt" - Found in Boris and the Dark Survival.
• "A Bit of Your Soul" - Bendy and the Dark Revival teaser only.

Memos

• "Business As Usual" - Found in Chapter 1: Drawn to Darkness of Bendy and the Dark Revival.

Behind the scenes

Thomas Connor is one of the recurring characters of the Bendy series. His voice was first heard in his "Dirty Job" audio log found in Chapter 3: Rise and Fall of Bendy and the Ink Machine, as his audio log was first introduced in the said chapter's remastered update for the initial DLC release of Chapter 3: Rise and Fall. His audio logs later appear in the third and fifth chapter.

Portrayal

Thomas Connor is voiced by Mike D, the co-creator of the Bendy series. Furthermore, Mike's tweet claimed that himself voicing Thomas causes his throat to hurt as it puts quite a bit of strain on his voice.

Dialogue

Main article: Thomas Connor/dialogue

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